Local Capacity News Today

The Decentralization and Development of Intermediate Productive Cities Project supported by the International Development Association aims to support the governments efforts to make cities in the interior of the country more productive, resilient, green, and inclusive.

Following what patients think are the best and worst GPs in Bolton, here is a look at rankings for helpful receptionists and getting through on the…

The results of this years GP Patient Survey were released earlier this month.

Today, over 4 billion people around the world – more than half the global population – live in cities. This trend is expected to continue. By 2050, with the urban population more than doubling its current size, nearly 7 of 10 people in the world will live in cities.

Ghana is on the verge of becoming dependent on imported fish stock for consumption, if nothing substantial is done to slow the rate at which the country's fish supply is depleting. Ghana's overexploitation of the fish stock and unhealthy fishing practices will soon force the country to rely solely on…

The Centre for Coastal Management (CMM) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has discovered that artisanal fishermen must now travel long distances at sea before catching fish. Dr. Isaac Okyere, Academic Coordinator for CMM, said this at a media training programme in Accra. The training formed part of a…

The Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) has expressed concern over the proliferation of foreign-owned industrial fishing vessels on Ghana’s territorial waters, contrary to regulations governing the fisheries sector. The CEMLAWS said although it was illegal for foreign-owned vessels to fish in Ghana, many fishing vessels flying the Ghana…

COVID-19 Impacts on Key Economic Data The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the U.S. economy, spurring a contraction in economic activity and causing substantial job losses that reverberated across all industries in early 2020. | Tax & Finance, Intergovernmental Affairs

The Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) Africa working with The Center for Coastal Management (CCM) of the University of Cape Coast has launched the “Promoting Local Capacity to Address the Destabilizing Impact of Foreign Distant Vessels” project. The project, funded by the US State Department and coordinated by…

In February 2021, almost a year after Ghana recorded its first cases of the Coronavirus pandemic, some hospitals begun to report lack of adequate ventilators and a shortage of oxygen to attend to patients. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, for instance was reported…